Indiana Knife Law: stop the misinformation! - Page 2

clt46910 · 07-19-2009

Assisted opening are legal in Indiana. You are using the blade to open them, not a button.

pudly · 07-19-2009

Question: Are there any laws in Indiana about the length of folding knives?

clt46910 · 07-19-2009

Short answer is NO.

Bill of Rights · 07-19-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by xamsx

Good post to clarify.

I was looking into getting a S&W S.W.A.T. assisted opener (large model) a little while back, but after doing a search of and reading through the IN knife laws, I found it would be illegal, due to it's spring.

Disagree. Assisted opening is not the same thing as an automatic (switchblade). I carry a S&W SWAT and can have it open in no time flat. It's not a switchblade, but it does what I need it to do.

If it's what you want, don't sweat the legalities. I've never had problem one with it.

Blessings,
Bill

Kirk Freeman · 07-20-2009

I see no reference to Texas law. Please correct this deficiency.

Indy_Guy_77 · 07-20-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by xamsx

I was looking into getting a S&W S.W.A.T. assisted opener (large model) a little while back, but after doing a search of and reading through the IN knife laws, I found it would be illegal, due to it's spring.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc

... selling auto openers and throwing knives and throwing stars and the LEO's just walked right on by.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pudly

Question: Are there any laws in Indiana about the length of folding knives?

xzmsx; assisted opening knives are A-OK. Not that you should base your defense upon it, but they sell assisted opening knives at Walmart. If Walmart deems them OK to sell in Indiana, especially with their huge legal team, then it's probably A-OK. And, according to the Indiana Code, it IS ok.

Marc; just to clarify a bit, throwing knives are A-OK to possess in Indiana. There is nothing in the IC to prohibit them. Throwing stars, yes. Not throwing knives.

Pudly; Please note in the text of the Indiana Code that the OP posted. There is nothing in there about length of blade for either folders or fixed blade knives.

-J-

cubby · 07-20-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by pudly

Question: Are there any laws in Indiana about the length of folding knives?

no.

Vigilant · 07-20-2009

I can neither confirm nor deny that there are several gun stores in Indiana, where, whether legal or not, you can purchase automatic knives.

Hop · 07-20-2009

15-20 years ago there was a Martial Arts store in Washington Square mall. That's where I bought a "throwing star". The fact that it wasn't sharpened into blades at various angles might have been the loop hole.

Sinner Man · 07-20-2009

Hell you can select from 2-3 dozen Microtech knives at the Lake County Fairgrounds gunshows at one dealer. You can own them, can't you? Just not carry?

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Kirk Freeman Expert Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: TDY: Guntersville, Alabama (Shootrite Academy) Posts: 2,273	I see no reference to Texas law. Please correct this deficiency. __________________ Prepared to be schooled in my Austrian perspective.

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Hop Plinker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indy Posts: 130	15-20 years ago there was a Martial Arts store in Washington Square mall. That's where I bought a "throwing star". The fact that it wasn't sharpened into blades at various angles might have been the loop hole. __________________ Snipers get more head...

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07-19-2009	#11 (permalink)
clt46910 Expert Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Akron Indiana Posts: 1,060	Assisted opening are legal in Indiana. You are using the blade to open them, not a button.

07-19-2009	#13 (permalink)
clt46910 Expert Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Akron Indiana Posts: 1,060	Short answer is NO.

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Vigilant Marksman Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Plainfield Posts: 482	I can neither confirm nor deny that there are several gun stores in Indiana, where, whether legal or not, you can purchase automatic knives.

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Sinner Man Shooter Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 258	Hell you can select from 2-3 dozen Microtech knives at the Lake County Fairgrounds gunshows at one dealer. You can own them, can't you? Just not carry?